dull
英[d?l]
美[d?l]
- adj. 鈍的；遲鈍的；無趣的；呆滯的；陰暗的
- vt. 使遲鈍；使陰暗；緩和
- vi. 減少；變遲鈍
- n. (Dull)人名；(羅、匈)杜爾；(柬)杜；(英)達爾
英英釋意
- 1. make dull in appearance;
- "Age had dulled the surface"
- 2. become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness;
- "the varnished table top dulled with time"
- 3. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
- 4. make numb or insensitive;
- "The shock numbed her senses"
- 5. make dull or blunt;
- "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
- 6. become less interesting or attractive
- 7. make less lively or vigorous;
- "Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"